The sky is still red: after the "Moon of Blood", now all eyes are on Mars

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After the Moon of Blood, which on these sides was not seen in the sky but on the screens, now the stars would seem to want to insinuate with those who were left with the desire and give them a new show: although the phenomenon started last Friday – the same day of the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century, now Mars can be observed from the Earth with the greatest clarity in the last 15 years, thanks to the fact that the orbits of the two planets have returned them to the nearest point of this period. Tuesday would be the closest day.

"Mars is approaching the Earth every two years, but at that time, its orbit will be closer than it was before and we will see it very bright and bigger." According to Geronimo Villanueva, an astronomer Of Argentine origin working at NASA's Goddard Space Center.

According to his calculations, Mars will be about 57.6 million kilometers on Tuesday, July 31, compared with the 100 million kilometers that separates him from the Earth on other dates in the calendar.However, as has been said, people can already see this particular event from yesterday and from anywhere in the world. explained Villanueva, "you should look at the moon and, on your right, you can find an orange-red dot brighter than the normal-Mars and, next, another planet: Saturn. "

This astronomical phenomenon, which will recur in 2033, occurs due to" relatively simple "circumstances, according to Villanueva.The Earth surrounds the Sun each year (terrestrial) and Mars both, so the two planets are aligned and are closer than usual.

Be that as it may, the orbit of Mars is "very eccentric", meaning, there are times when it is farther from the Sun. and others closer, in comparison to the Earth's variation.In this way, the orbit of the red planet, one of the most irregular of the solar system, and that of the Earth s & nbsp; Align with the Sun synchronously every fifteen years.